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In a significant move towards modernizing the visa process, the Biden administration has successfully completed a pilot project for issuing "paperless visas," potentially eliminating the need for physical visa stamps or pasting on passport pages..
Julie Stufft, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Visa Services, shared insights during a media round table organized by the Foreign Press Centre, saying, "We did our first small scope pilot of a paperless visa, which means that the visa process is the same but there's no physical visa in someone's passport.".
The pilot project has showcased promising results, with visitors successfully navigating the process, particularly for immigrant visas..
Differentiating it from India's e-visas, Stufft clarified that the U.S. process maintains the same visa application steps up to the point of the physical paper..
While the shift to paperless visas is a step-by-step process, it represents a forward-looking approach in enhancing the efficiency and convenience of the visa application and renewal process...
